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Synonyms & Antonyms of sly
1
clever at attaining one's ends by indirect and often deceptive means
- the movie pairs a sly, dissembling ex-con with an upstanding, straight-arrow cop
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- crooked,
- deceitful,
- deceptive,
- dishonest,
- fraudulent,
- insinuating,
- knavish,
- Machiavellian,
- oblique,
- serpentine,
- shady,
- shifty,
- slippery,
- sneaky,
- treacherous,
- underhand,
- underhanded,
- unscrupulous
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2
given to acting in secret and to concealing one's intentions
- why, you sly fellow! I had no idea you were planning my birthday party
- a sly undercover police officer
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3
tending to or exhibiting reckless playfulness
- a sly sense of humor
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The first known use of sly was in the 13th century
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